Computer science Books

Book SynopsisComputer Network Simulations Using NS2 provides a solid foundation of computer networking knowledge and skills, covering everything from simple operating system commands to the analysis of complex network performance metrics.The book begins with a discussion of the evolution of data communication techniques and the fundamental issues associated with performance evaluation. After presenting a preliminary overview of simulation and other performance evaluation techniques, the authors: Describe a number of computer network protocols and TCP/IP and OSI models, highlighting the networking devices used Explain a socket and its use in network programming, fostering the development of network applications using C and socket API Introduce the NS2 network simulator, exhibiting its internal architecture, constituent software packages, and installation in different operating systems Delve into simulation using NS2, elaborating on the usTable of ContentsIntroduction. Network Protocols. Network Programming Using Socket API. Introduction to NS2. Basics of Protocol Simulation Using NS2. Wired Network Simulation. Wireless Network Simulation.

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Book SynopsisThis book on performance fundamentals covers UNIX, OpenVMS, Linux, Windows, and MVS. Most of the theory and systems design principles can be applied to other operating systems, as can some of the benchmarks. The book equips professionals with the ability to assess performance characteristics in unfamiliar environments. It is suitable for practitioners, especially those whose responsibilities include performance management, tuning, and capacity planning. IT managers with a technical outlook also benefit from the book as well as consultants and students in the world of systems for the first time in a professional capacity.Table of ContentsHigh-Performance IT Services

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Book SynopsisHandbook of Approximation Algorithms and Metaheuristics, Second Edition reflects the tremendous growth in the field, over the past two decades. Through contributions from leading experts, this handbook provides a comprehensive introduction to the underlying theory and methodologies, as well as the various applications of approximation algorithms and metaheuristics.Volume 1 of this two-volume set deals primarily with methodologies and traditional applications. It includes restriction, relaxation, local ratio, approximation schemes, randomization, tabu search, evolutionary computation, local search, neural networks, and other metaheuristics. It also explores multi-objective optimization, reoptimization, sensitivity analysis, and stability. Traditional applications covered include: bin packing, multi-dimensional packing, Steiner trees, traveling salesperson, scheduling, and related problems.Volume 2 focuses on the contemporary and eTable of Contents1. Introduction, Overview and Definitions Part I: Computational Geometry and Graph Applications 2. Approximation Schemes for Minimum-Cost k-Connectivity Problems in Geometric Graphs 3. Dilation and Detours in Geometric Networks 4. TheWell-Separated Pair Decomposition and Its Applications 5. Covering with Unit Balls 6. Minimum Edge Length Rectangular Partitions 7. Automatic Placement of Labels in Maps and Drawings 8. Complexity, Approximation Algorithms, and Heuristics for the Corridor Problems 9. Approximate Clustering 10. Maximum Planar Subgraph 11. Disjoint Paths and Unsplittable Flow 12. The k-Connected subgraph Problem 13. Node-Connectivity Survivable Network Problems 14. Optimum Communication Spanning Trees 15. Activation Network Design Problems 16. Stochastic Local Search Algorithms for the Graph Colouring Problem 17. On Solving the Maximum Disjoint Paths Problem with Ant Colony Optimization 18. Efficient Approximation Algorithms in Random Intersection Graphs 19. Approximation Algorithms for Facility Dispersion Part II: Large-Scale and Emerging Applications 20. Cost-Efficient Multicast Routing in Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks 21. Approximation Algorithm for Clustering in Ad-hoc Networks 22. Topology Control Problems for Wireless Ad hoc Networks 23. QoS Multimedia Multicast Routing 24. Overlay Networks for Peer-to-Peer Networks 25. Scheduling Data Broadcasts on Wireless Channels: Exact Solutions and Time-Optimal Solutions for Uniform Data and Heuristics for Non-Uniform Data 26. Strategies for Aggregating Time-discounted Information in Sensor Networks 27. Approximation and exact algorithms for optimally placing a limited numberof storage nodes in a wireless sensor network 28. Approximation Algorithms for the Primer Selection, PlantedMotif Search, and Related Problems 29. Dynamic and Fractional Programming based Approximation Algorithms for Sequence Alignment with Constraints 30. Approximation Algorithms for the Selection of Robust Tag SNPs 31. Large-Scale Global Placement 32. Histograms,Wavelets, Streams and Approximation 33. A GSO based Swarm Algorithm for Odor Source Localization in Turbulent Environments 34. Color Quantization 35. Digital Reputation for Virtual Communities 36. Approximation for Influence Maximization 37. Approximation and Heuristics for Community Detection

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Book SynopsisHandbook of Approximation Algorithms and Metaheuristics, Second Edition reflects the tremendous growth in the field, over the past two decades. Through contributions from leading experts, this handbook provides a comprehensive introduction to the underlying theory and methodologies, as well as the various applications of approximation algorithms and metaheuristics.Volume 1 of this two-volume set deals primarily with methodologies and traditional applications. It includes restriction, relaxation, local ratio, approximation schemes, randomization, tabu search, evolutionary computation, local search, neural networks, and other metaheuristics. It also explores multi-objective optimization, reoptimization, sensitivity analysis, and stability. Traditional applications covered include: bin packing, multi-dimensional packing, Steiner trees, traveling salesperson, scheduling, and related problems.Volume 2 focuses on the contemporary and emerging applic

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Book SynopsisThe book reviews inequalities for weighted entry sums of matrix powers. Applications range from mathematics and CS to pure sciences. It unifies and generalizes several results for products and powers of sesquilinear forms derived from powers of Hermitian, positive-semidefinite, as well as nonnegative matrices. It shows that some inequalities are valid only in specific cases. How to translate the Hermitian matrix results into results for alternating powers of general rectangular matrices? Inequalities that compare the powers of the row and column sums to the row and column sums of the matrix powers are refined for nonnegative matrices. Lastly, eigenvalue bounds and derive results for iterated kernels are improved.Table of ContentsIntroduction. Notation and Basic Facts. Motivation. Diagonalization and Spectral Decomposition. Undirected Graphs / Hermitian Matrices. General Results. Restricted Graph Classes. Directed Graphs / Nonsymmetric. Walks and Alternating Walks in Directed Graphs. Powers of Row and Column Sums. Applications. Bounds for the Largest Eigenvalue. Iterated Kernels. Conclusion. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book discusses the advanced databases for the cloud-based application known as NoSQL. It will explore the recent advancements in NoSQL database technology. Chapters on structured, unstructured and hybrid databases will be included to explore bigdata analytics, bigdata storage and processing. The book is likely to cover a wide range of topics such as cloud computing, social computing, bigdata and advanced databases processing techniques.Table of ContentsDatabases and the Web. NoSQL Databases and Their Features. Hybrid Databases. Hardware Acceleration for Database Operations. Map-Reduced Architecture. Hadoop Architecture. Database Migration in NoSQL Databases. NoSQL as Bigdata Analytics Tools. Prospects of NoSQL for Bigdata Analytics. Research Trends in Cloud Database.

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Book SynopsisThis book is about the process of using analytics and the capabilities of analytics in today's organizations. Cutting through the buzz surrounding the term analytics and the overloaded expectations about using analytics, the book demystifies analytics with an in-depth examination of concepts grounded in operations research and management science. Analytics as a set of tools and processes is only as effective as: The data with which it is working The human judgment applying the processes and understanding the output of these processes. For this reason, the book focuses on the analytics process. What is intrinsic to analytics' real organizational impact are the careful application of tools and the thoughtful application of their outcomes. This work emphasizes analytics as part of a process that supports decision-making within organizations. It wants to debunk overblown expectations that somehow analytics outputs or analytics as applied toTable of ContentsSECTION I. ANALYTICS PROCESS CONCEPTS. About the Analytics Process. Illustrating the Analytics Process through Risk Assessment. and Modeling. Analytics, Strategy, and Management Control Systems. SECTION II. ANALYTICS PROCESS APPLICATIONS. Data, Information, and Intelligence. The Rise of Big Data and Analytics in Higher Education. Google Analytics as a Prosumption Tool for Web Analytics. Knowledge-Based Cause–Effect Analysis Enriched by Generating Multilayered DSS Models. Online Community Projects in Lithuania: Cyber Security Perspective. Exploring Analytics in Health Information Delivery to Acute Health Care in Australia. Information Visualization and Knowledge Reconstruction of RFID Technology Translation in Australian Hospitals. Health Care Analytics and Big Data Management in Influenza Vaccination Programs: Use of Information–Entropy Approach. Sharing Knowledge or Just Sharing Data? Index.

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Book SynopsisWe live in an age of artificial intelligence. Machines think and act in ever more complex ways, making suggestions and decisions on our behalf. While AI might be seen as practical and profitable, issues of data surveillance, algorithmic control, and sexist and racist bias persist. In this rapidly changing landscape, social analysis of AI risks getting scaled down to issues of ‘ethics’, ‘responsibility’, and ‘fairness’. While these are important issues, they must be addressed not from an ‘AI first’ perspective, but more thoroughly in terms of power and contention. Approaching artificial intelligence from the often overlooked perspective of critical social theory, this book provides a much-needed intervention on how both old and new theories conceptualize the social consequences of AI. Questions are posed about the ideologies driving AI, the mythologies surrounding AI, and the complex relationship between AI and power. Simon Lindgren provides a way of defining AI as an object of social and political critique, and guides the reader through a set of contentious areas where AI and politics intersect. In relation to these topics, critical theories are drawn upon, both as an argument for and an illustration of how AI can be critiqued. Given the opportunities and challenges of AI, this book is a must-read for students and scholars in the humanities, social sciences, and STEM disciplines.Trade Review"This is a powerfully curated discussion that weaves together established and emerging scholarship, and hones conceptual tools for all those who want to understand the techno status quo with greater clarity and insight. Essential reading."Ruha Benjamin, author of Race After Technology and Viral Justice "In this book, Lindgren shows the enduring relevance of critical theory’s melding of philosophical insight and the demands of social justice. Critical Theory of AI surveys and re-contextualizes some of the most important contemporary critical work on AI, both rooting it in classic philosophy of technology, and showing how AI requires us to revise and extend that tradition. Rich with insights on the nature of AI and accessible to a wide audience, Critical Theory of AI is a compelling read."Frank Pasquale, Cornell University"A major contribution to critical thinking about AI. Simultaneously detailed and clearly grounded in critical theory but also written in a clear and accessible way, this book is an essential companion for researchers and students in their trajectory of making sense of the current hype of AI."Pieter Verdegem, University of Westminster“a very good book that offers a different and critical view of technological development. … Lindgren writes very well, making the book accessible to those interested in a comprehensive view of AI”Ove Christensen, kulturkapellet “Lindgren [is] an astute, elegant and provocative writer… the book [is] almost implausibly engrossing. … A glittering, powerful and resonant argument for more stringent ethical and legal regulation of the field”The Weekend AustralianTable of Contents1. AI and critical theory 2. AI assemblage 3. Ideology behind AI 4. Ideology within AI 5. Social machines 6. AI at work 7. AI subjects 8. AI in the loop References Index

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Book SynopsisA material history of haptics technology that raises new questions about the relationship between touch and media Since the rise of radio and television, we have lived in an era defined increasingly by the electronic circulation of images and sounds. But the flood of new computing technologies known as haptic interfaces—which use electricity, vibration, and force feedback to stimulate the sense of touch—offering an alternative way of mediating and experiencing reality. In Archaeologies of Touch, David Parisi offers the first full history of these increasingly vital technologies, showing how the efforts of scientists and engineers over the past three hundred years have gradually remade and redefined our sense of touch. Through lively analyses of electrical machines, videogames, sex toys, sensory substitution systems, robotics, and human–computer interfaces, Parisi shows how the materiality of touch technologies has been shaped by attempts to transform humans into more efficient processors of information. With haptics becoming ever more central to emerging virtual-reality platforms (immersive bodysuits loaded with touch-stimulating actuators), wearable computers (haptic messaging systems like the Apple Watch’s Taptic Engine), and smartphones (vibrations that emulate the feel of buttons and onscreen objects), Archaeologies of Touch offers a timely and provocative engagement with the long history of touch technology that helps us confront and question the power relations underpinning the project of giving touch its own set of technical media.Trade Review"Archaeologies of Touch weaves a careful history of haptic technology with a provocative analysis on the changing nature of how we recognize and measure touching. This allows David Parisi to provide the remarkable: a history of that which has always appeared just beyond our reach."—Phillip Thurtle, University of Washington"Archaeologies of Touch convincingly contextualizes recent forms of digital touch within an overarching history of psychophysiological and technological experimentation with the senses and sensory communication. David Parisi pulls together an impressive wealth of resources for scholars to understand how we ‘haptic subjects’ became haptic in the first place."—Mark Paterson, author of The Senses of Touch: Haptics, Affects and Technologies"Parisi provides an engaging history of how humans have interacted with a range of electric and electronic technologies to understand and explore how the sensation of touch actually works, and how it can be simulated. The book effectively highlights the need for more critical analysis of haptic technology and its future. The book is exhaustively researched and includes useful explanatory notes and images."—CHOICE"Archaeologies of Touch is a fascinating reading about spectacular experiments, forgotten appliances and scientists who have partially come to the fore."—Svenska Dagbladet"Archaeologies of Touch is a significant achievement in media research. It is lucid, scrupulous, rigorously grounded, and exceedingly informed without ever getting mired in high theory or inconsequential historical asides."—Lateral: Journal of the Cultural Studies Association"Archaeologies of Touch is a work of deep erudition and study, carefully plotted, and written with penetrating insight, establishing Parisi at the vanguard of the developing field of haptic media studies."—Media Theory"This is a remarkable book, solidly documented and will potentially enlighten a vast number of people working with cultural and social technologies."—Neural"Filled with archival illustrations, schematics, and images of the various lesser known technologies and experimental research that demonstrate the long history of research of touch, Parisi’s Archaeologies of Touch is vital read for scholars concerned with all things haptic."—New Media and Society"In thoroughly tracing the connections between touch and technoscience, Parisi offers a powerful and timely argument that encourages a serious reconsideration of touch's technogenesis."—Configurations"Archaeologies of Touch is an ambitious book chock-full of fascinating experiments and anecdotes."—Technology and Culture Table of ContentsContentsPreface. Interrupting the Networked BodyAcknowledgmentsIntroduction. Haptic Interfaces and the Quest to Reinscribe TactilityInterface 1. The Electrotactile MachineInterface 2. The HapticInterface 3. The Tongue of the SkinInterface 4. Human–Machine Tactile CommunicationInterface 5. The Cultural Construction of Technologized TouchCoda. Haptics and the Reordering of the Mediated SensoriumNotesIndex

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Book SynopsisMadsen's book should be welcome both to graduate students about toundertake dissertations and to faculty needing to learn the role ofthesis adviser. . . . Madsen tells how to propose, outline, write,defAnd, and possibly publish a dissertation, information whichshould save graduate students years, pain, and money. --Library JournalTrade Review"Madsen's book should be welcome both to graduate students about to undertake dissertations and to faculty needing to learn the role of thesis adviser. . . . Madsen tells how to propose, outline, write, defAnd, and possibly publish a dissertation, information which should save graduate students years, pain, and money."Table of Contents1. Starting and Completing the Dissertation. 2. Working with the Research Adviser and Advisory Committee. 3. Selecting and Shaping the Research Topic. 4. Preparing the Research Proposal. 5. Employing Basic Research Sources and Techniques. 6. Using the Library and Locating Essential Resources. 7. Organizing, Outlining, and Writing. 8. DefAnding the Thesis. 9. Adapting the Thesis for Publication and Presentation. Resources: Sample Proposals and Manuscript Pages A. SampleProposal: Historical Approach B. Sample Proposal: ExperimentalApproach C. Sample Pages.

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Book SynopsisWhen your environmental project reaches the point where the amount of data seems overwhelming, you will need a robust tool to help you manage it. Written by a recognized expert and software author with over 25 years of industry experience, Relational Management and Display of Site Environmental Data begins with an overview of site data management concepts, then progresses through relational data management theory, the design of the database tool, and implementing a data management system. It includes detailed information on data output including mapping and GIS applications, practical suggestions about working with laboratories, and concludes with pitfalls, horror stories, and successes in site data management. Current topics such as Internet data delivery and eXtensible Markup Language (XML) are also covered.The text provides you with the skills needed to effectively implement and operate an environmental data management system. The concepts covered can be applied to any system, from stand-alone through client-server to Web-based. Relational Management and Display of Site Environmental Data combines the fundamentals of data management and display with the author's many years of experience to help you create your own data management system or make a better-informed decision when selecting a commercial solution.Table of ContentsOverview and Concepts. System Design and Implementation. Gathering Environmental Data. Maintaining the Data. Using the Data. Problems, Benefits, and Successes. Appendices: Needs Assessment Example. Data Model Example. Data Transfer Standard. The Parameters. Exercises. Glossary. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis volume documents the results and presentations, related to aspects of geometric design, of the Second International Conference on Curves and Surfaces, held in Chamonix in 1993. The papers represent directions for future research and development in many areas of application. From the table of contents: - Object Oriented Spline Software - An Introduction to Pade Approximations - Zonoidal Surfaces - Projective Blossoms and Derivatives - Piecewise Polynomial Approximation of Spheres - A Geometrical Approach to Interpolation on Quadric Surfaces

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Book SynopsisLearn how to:§ Select the best ERP software for your organization§ Choose the most effective wrap around software to enhance the performance of an existing ERP system§ Align software selection with business goals and objectives§ Budget for the software and the hidden costs involved in its implementation At times a daring, maddening, and even frightening process, finding and implementing a suitable software package is never an easy task. The cost of the software package is often a fraction of the overall expense. Unless carefully selected, a major software package implementation can consume a considerable amount of your organization's time and energy. An ill-informed purchase can cost your organization it's customers, dollars, and reputation.Maximizing Business Performance through Software Packages: Best Practices for Justification, Selection, and Implementation explores the business challenges involved in justifying, selecting, and implementing software packages. It contains practical advice and insights on how to select "good fitting" software packages, how to justify them in terms of their ability to enable business process change or improvement, and most importantly, how to implement them successfully. Selecting and implementing enterprise architecture technology software solutions involves a large expenditure across all the resources of an organization. The process has become increasingly complex as business functions have become increasingly integrated. Maximizing Business Performance through Software Packages: Best Practices for Justification, Selection, and Implementation provides a definitive source that will help you select the solutions that best fit your business needs.Table of ContentsThe Software Package Revolution. The Software Package Marketplace. Business Performance Measurement: An Introduction. Determining Business Needs through Discovery. Linking Business Process Improvement and Software Packages. Building the Business Case for a Software Package. Understanding Software Package Infrastructure. Software Packages: Getting What You Want Isn't Always Easy. Software Selection: The First Steps. Software Package Selection: The RFP Process. Software Package Selection: The Evaluation Process. Software Package Implementation: Planning Yields Success. Appendices.

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Book SynopsisFor the first time ever, clear, comprehensive information about the major e-learning standards has been brought together in a single resource. No more confusing patchworks of information gleaned from scattered Web sites and periodicals. No more frustrating searches through hundreds of pages of technical specifications to find the twenty pages that apply to you. No more sorting through the alphabet soup of acronyms trying to discern which of them you need. Written by the developers of the first Learning Management System (LMS) to be AICC-certified for Web-based interoperability, E-Learning Standards: A Guide to Purchasing, Developing, and Deploying Standards-Conformant E-Learning thoroughly covers this complex topic.The authors focus on those standards that are being successfully implemented such as the AICC and SCORM specifications for interoperable data tracking, searchable meta-data, and interchangeable course structures and the QTI specification for interoperable tests and test questions. They clearly explain the purpose of each standard and its application to the various components of e-learning such as learning management systems and learning content management systems, assessment systems, and courseware. The book provides practical advice on choosing and purchasing standards-based e-learning components and gives guidance on developing interoperable, interchangeable courseware that will work in any standards-based e-learning environment. Learning technology standards are still very new to the Web-based training world, leaving room for many potential pitfalls. There are distinct sets of standards available for Internet-delivered learning that enable all components of an e-learning system to communicate with each other. However, choosing which set of standards would best suit the system's needs, then understanding and following those specifications, can be a daunting task. E-Learning Standards: A Guide to Purchasing, Developing, and Deploying Standards-Conformant E-Learning provides a road map for anyone involved in the development of components for e-learning environments and a guide buyers can use to make well-informed decisions about their e-learning purchases.Trade Review"Your book came along at the perfect time! Being able to sort out what was involved in HACP and what wasn't in just a few short pages was worth the price of the book all by itself. Having so many Authorware examples was a serious bonus. So - thanks a million, I'm not waking up in a cold sweat in the middle of the night, parsing student data in my head anymore."- Susan D. Bunker-Alvarado, Courseware Developer, Melco Embroidery Systems, Educational Services DepartmentTable of ContentsA GUIDE FOR DECISION MAKERS. The Vital Role of Standards in E-Learning Environments. The Evolution of Standards for E-Learning. Which Standards? Matching Standards to E-Learning Components. Standards for Interoperable Data Tracking. Standards for Self-Describing Learning Objects. Standards for Importing and Exporting Entire CoursesStandards for Tests and Test Questions. A GUIDE FOR DESIGNERS AND DEVELOPERS. Working with Standards: How ro Author Standards-Based Content. Creating Interoperable Learning Objects. A Guide to Creating Meta-Data Files. A Guide to Creating Course Structure Manifests and Interchange Files. A Guide to Creating Standards-Based Test Items. Appendix A - Code Listings. Appendix B - Some Useful Resources. Glossary. Index.

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Book SynopsisAs high-tech service industries grow more competitive, the need to develop customer focused business strategies becomes imperative. Managing High-Tech Services Using a CRM Strategy explores how to manage and direct any service organization utilizing a high tech strategy supported by the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) infrastructure, enabling you to gain and retain a competitive edge for your company. This book highlights issues and problem-solving applications including:The correct business model for service and how it differs from a product oriented model The key factors, elements, and dynamics influencing the success and failure of service organizations Development, implementation, and rollout of a superior service operation on either a standalone basis or in support of a product or manufacturing business The integration of service delivery mechanisms and relevant data on a real-time basis Using CRM databases to measure customer satisfaction and quality Supporting CRM efforts with state-of-the-art wireless technologies Estimating the cost of CRM efforts and measuring the resultsThis volume provides a fresh and incisive look at how to successfully manage service businesses. The author shows you how to rethink the basic service business model and the key operational dynamics in order to optimize your service business, both strategically and tactically, generating significantly increased top line revenues and bottom line profitability. A core element of this overall customer strategy is CRM, which gives you the tools, systems, and infrastructure you need to get and stay ahead in today's hyper competitive business environment.Table of ContentsMANAGING SERVICE: A GENERAL OVERVIEW AND INTRODUCTION. Managing service as a line of business. Managing service in specific market segments. Key service management elements. CRM AND SMS TECHNOLOGY. Infrastructure and functions of CRM and SMS technology. Managing and optimizing service using CRM and SMS. State-of-the-art CRM and SMS technology. Using E-commerce to sell, manage, and deliver service. MARKETING AND SELLING SERVICE. Measuring and evaluating service quality. Developing service market strategy and portfolios. Marketing and selling service. Pricing service to maximize revenues and profits. SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES, POTENTIAL, AND THE FUTURE. New service market opportunities and the use of service to change market position. Overall issues in managing service. APPENDICES.

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Book SynopsisHow can computers distinguish the coherent from the unintelligible, recognize new information in a sentence, or draw inferences from a natural language passage? Computational semantics is an exciting new field that seeks answers to these questions, and this volume is the first textbook wholly devoted to this growing sub discipline. The book explains the underlying theoretical issues and fundamental techniques for computing semantic representations for fragments of natural language. This volume will be an essential text for computer scientists, linguists, and anyone interested in the development of computational semantics.Trade Review"An exciting combination of standard Montague techniques, modern approaches to underspecification, and the use of first order theorem provers, all in a book that can be used by advanced undergraduates or graduate students." - Robin Cooper, Gorg University"

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Book SynopsisDonald E. Knuth's seminal publications have earned him a loyal following among scholars and computer scientists, and his award-winning textbooks have become classics that are often given credit for shaping the field of computer science. In this volume, he explains and comments on the changes he has made to his work over the last twenty years in response to new technologies and the evolving understanding of key concepts in computer science. His commentary is supplemented by a full bibliography of his works and a number of interviews with Knuth himself, which shed light on his professional life and publications as well as provide interesting biographical details. A giant in the field of computer science, Knuth has assembled materials that offer a full portrait of both the scientist and the man. The final volume of a series of his collected papers, "Companion to the Papers of Donald Knuth" is essential for the Knuth completist.

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Book SynopsisTraditionally, neural networks and wavelet theory have been two separate disciplines, taught separately and practiced separately. In recent years the offspring of wavelet theory and neural networks-wavelet networks-have emerged and grown vigorously both in research and applications. Yet the material needed to learn or teach wavelet networks has remained scattered in various research monographs.Foundations of Wavelet Networks and Applications unites these two fields in a comprehensive, integrated presentation of wavelets and neural networks. It begins by building a foundation, including the necessary mathematics. A transitional chapter on recurrent learning then leads to an in-depth look at wavelet networks in practice, examining important applications that include using wavelets as stock market trading advisors, as classifiers in electroencephalographic drug detection, and as predictors of chaotic time series. The final chapter explores concept learning and approximation by wavelet networks.The potential of wavelet networks in engineering, economics, and social science applications is rich and still growing. Foundations of Wavelet Networks and Applications prepares and inspires its readers not only to help ensure that potential is achieved, but also to open new frontiers in research and applications.Trade Review"This book reviews both the theory of some kinds of wavelet networks and a number of applications … . The book is self-contained, as it contains both some mathematical preliminaries and a review of fundamentals about wavelets as well as neural networks. Moreover, at the end of each chapter it contains a number of exercises useful to help the reader to verify the degree of his/her understanding … . The book is highly recommended to all those looking for new methods in neural networks devoted to signal analysis." - Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2005dTable of ContentsPART A: Mathematical Preliminaries. Wavelets. Neural Networks. Wavelet Networks. PART B: Recurrent Learning. Separating Order from Disorder. Radial Wavelet Neural Networks. Predicting Chaotic Time Series. Concept Learning. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisThe Practical Handbook of Internet Computing analyzes a broad array of technologies and concerns related to the Internet, including corporate intranets. Fresh and insightful articles by recognized experts address the key challenges facing Internet users, designers, integrators, and policymakers. In addition to discussing major applications, it also covers the architectures, enabling technologies, software utilities, and engineering techniques that are necessary to conduct distributed computing and take advantage of Web-based services.The Handbook provides practical advice based upon experience, standards, and theory. It examines all aspects of Internet computing in wide-area and enterprise settings, ranging from innovative applications to systems and utilities, enabling technologies, and engineering and management. Content includes articles that explore the components that make Internet computing work, including storage, servers, and other systems and utilities. Additional articles examine the technologies and structures that support the Internet, such as directory services, agents, and policies.The volume also discusses the multidimensional aspects of Internet applications, including mobility, collaboration, and pervasive computing. It concludes with an examination of the Internet as a holistic entity, with considerations of privacy and law combined with technical content.Trade Review"The time is absolutely ripe for this handbook…There is no single source of information that has this breadth today…Finally, there is an examination of the Internet as a holistic system. Topics of privacy, trust, policy, and law are addressed as well as the structure of the Internet and of the Web."Stuart Feldman, Vice President, Internet Technology, IBM, from the Foreword "This handbook has been addressed to everyone who needs to find knowledge about all major aspects of internet computing in real life. …The extensive lists of references, internet standards and administrative forums are very important sources."-Zentralblatt MATHTable of ContentsApplications. Enabling technologies. Information management. Systems and utilities. Engineering and management. Systematic matters.

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Book SynopsisGet an In-Depth Understanding of Graph Drawing Techniques, Algorithms, Software, and ApplicationsThe Handbook of Graph Drawing and Visualization provides a broad, up-to-date survey of the field of graph drawing. It covers topological and geometric foundations, algorithms, software systems, and visualization applications in business, education, science, and engineering. Each chapter is self-contained and includes extensive references.The first several chapters of the book deal with fundamental topological and geometric concepts and techniques used in graph drawing, such as planarity testing and embedding, crossings and planarization, symmetric drawings, and proximity drawings. The following chapters present a large collection of algorithms for constructing drawings of graphs, including tree, planar straight-line, planar orthogonal and polyline, spine and radial, circular, rectangular, hierarchical, and three-dimensional drawings as well as labeling algorithms, simultaneous embeddings, and force-directed methods. The book then introduces the GraphML language for representing graphs and their drawings and describes three software systems for constructing drawings of graphs: OGDF, GDToolkit, and PIGALE. The final chapters illustrate the use of graph drawing methods in visualization applications for biological networks, computer security, data analytics, education, computer networks, and social networks.Edited by a pioneer in graph drawing and with contributions from leaders in the graph drawing research community, this handbook shows how graph drawing and visualization can be applied in the physical, life, and social sciences. Whether you are a mathematics researcher, IT practitioner, or software developer, the book will help you understand graph drawing methods and graph visualization systems, use graph drawing techniques in your research, and incorporate graph drawing solutions in your products.Trade Review"In the topological and geometric foundations to graph drawing, this collection goes beyond defining planarity or even minimizing edge crossings, discussing also spine, radial, circular, tree, and rectangular drawing definitions and algorithms. There is much content on formally defining and approaching such subjective and even aesthetic areas as legibility in name placement and labeling, as well as maximizing pleasing symmetries and other methods related to edge lengths and linearity that research has shown to impart information to humans effectively. Many chapters touch on history and open problems in this well-arranged compendium weighted toward content ripe for practical implementation."—Tom Schulte, MAA Reviews, February 2014"This handbook fills an important need. It is an impressive compendium of research in the booming field of graph drawing and visualization: algorithms, layout strategies, and software for diverse problem domains. It’s great to have all these resources in one place, showing the vibrant activity in graph drawing and visualization. The book lays a foundation for the next generation of research breakthroughs. Whether you drill down or go wide, you’ll learn something useful. You’ll see how effectively designed network visualizations can produce powerful insights in many fields."—Prof. Ben Shneiderman, University of Maryland"This handbook is the most comprehensive reference on graph drawing I have ever seen. It is an indispensable aid to programmers, engineers, students, teachers, and researchers who create or use algorithms and systems for visualizing networks and abstract graphs. It covers the theory and practice in core topics and related areas, such as labeling, programming frameworks, and applications in network analysis. It’s an amazing compendium of almost everything known about practical graph drawing."—Stephen North, Executive Director and Co-Founder of graphviz.org"After two decades of annual graph drawing conferences, the field is sufficiently developed to warrant this nearly 900-page Handbook. All constituencies are well-served. New researchers can become quickly oriented to the field through the opening foundational chapters. Practitioners can find algorithms to suit their needs in the heart of the handbook: ten chapters on a wealth of algorithms, usefully organized into intuitive categories: from planar algorithms to three-dimensional drawings, passing through the natural restrictions—radial, rectangular, circular, polyline—and from hierarchical to force-directed.Many algorithms are now incorporated into graph-drawing software packages, and all the major packages are described in chapters by their developers. The key application areas are surveyed, some to be expected—biological networks, social networks, cartography—and some less obvious but no less active, e.g., education and computer security. All chapters are authored by the leaders of the field and edited into a pleasing common style.The field of graph drawing remains dynamic, as testified by the many open problems collected in the chapters, from turning Mani’s theorem into an algorithm for 3-connected planar graphs, to deciding whether every degree-6 graph has a 2-bend orthogonal drawing in 3D. It is an achievement to so thoroughly cover the range from theory to algorithms to software to applications, and I expect the Handbook to serve as the key resource for researchers in the field."—Joseph O’Rourke, Smith CollegeTable of ContentsPlanarity Testing and Embedding. Crossings and Planarization. Symmetric Graph Drawing. Proximity Drawings. Tree Drawing Algorithms. Planar Straight-Line Drawing Algorithms. Planar Orthogonal and Polyline Drawing Algorithms. Spine and Radial Drawings. Circular Drawing Algorithms. Rectangular Drawing Algorithms. Simultaneous Embedding of Planar Graphs. Force-Directed Drawing Algorithms. Hierarchical Drawing Algorithms. Three-Dimensional Drawings. Labeling Algorithms. Graph Markup Language (GraphML). The Open Graph Drawing Framework (OGDF). GDToolkit. PIGALE. Biological Networks. Computer Security. Graph Drawing for Data Analytics. Graph Drawing and Cartography. Graph Drawing in Education. Computer Networks. Social Networks. Index.

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Book SynopsisDedicated to the well-respected research mathematician Ambikeshwar Sharma, Frontiers in Interpolation and Approximation explores approximation theory, interpolation theory, and classical analysis. Written by authoritative international mathematicians, this book presents many important results in classical analysis, wavelets, and interpolation theory. Some topics covered are Markov inequalities for multivariate polynomials, analogues of Chebyshev and Bernstein inequalities for multivariate polynomials, various measures of the smoothness of functions, and the equivalence of Hausdorff continuity and pointwise Hausdorff-Lipschitz continuity of a restricted center multifunction. The book also provides basic facts about interpolation, discussing classes of entire functions such as algebraic polynomials, trigonometric polynomials, and nonperiodic transcendental entire functions.Containing both original research and comprehensive surveys, this book provides researchers and graduate students with important results of interpolation and approximation.Table of ContentsMarkov-Type Inequalities for Homogeneous Polynomials on Nonsymmetric Star-Like Domains. Local Inequalities for Multivariate Polynomials and Plurisubharmonic Functions. The Norm of an Interpolation Operator on H8(D). Sharma and Interpolation. Freeness of Spline Modules from a Divided to a Subdivided Domain. Measures of Smoothness on the Sphere. Quadrature Formulae of Maximal Trigonometric Degree of Precision. Inequalities for Exponential Sums via Interpolation and Tur´an-Type Reverse Markov Inequalities. Asymptotic Optimality in Time-Frequency Localization of ScalingFunctions and Wavelets. Interpolation by Polynomials and Transcendental Entire Functions. Hyperinterpolation on the Sphere. Lagrange Interpolation at Lacunary Roots of Unity. A Fast Algorithm for Spherical Basis Approximation. Direct and Converse Polynomial Approximation Theorems on the Real Line with Weights having Zeros. Fourier Sums and Lagrange Interpolation on (0,+8) and(-8,+8). On Bounded Interpolatory and Quasi-Interpolatory Polynomial Operators. Hausdorff Strong Uniqueness in Simultaneous Approximation, Part II. Zeros of Polynomials Given as an Orthogonal Expansion. Uniqueness of Tchebycheff Spaces and their Ideal Relatives.

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Book SynopsisThis book focuses on strengthening 3D visualization skills through sketching exercises. It does not make reference to any particular computer-aided design software package.

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Book SynopsisTechnical Graphics is designed to meet the needs of modern technical graphics curricula and employs the current American National Standards Institute (ANSI) graphic standards. This textbook does not assume that you have had previous graphics experience. Technical Graphics begins with the development of basic skills students will need then the material proceeds logically to further expand their abilities. Illustrations and photographs are used every step of the way to illustrate the points being made by the written material. A table saw fixture is used throughout the book as a "common problem." The fixture is introduced in Chapter 3 as a sketch. The sketch is converted to a drawing in Chapter 4. The drawing is then refined and modified in subsequent chapters to illustrate the material being presented. This textbook meets the needs of today''s technical graphics programs by streamlining the traditional graphics topics while addressing the new technologies. Computer-aided design and drafting (CAD) methods are included where appropriate. Because there are many CAD software packages available, the CAD discussion is generic and instructors will need to provide specific information on the available hardware and software systems.

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Book SynopsisAn Introduction to CATIA V5 Release 19 is a collection of tutorials meant to familiarize the reader with the mechanical design workbenches that are available in CATIA Release 19. The reader is not required to have any previous CATIA knowledge. The workbenches covered in this book are; Sketcher, Part Design, Wireframe and Surface Design, Assembly Design, and Drafting. Preceding each tutorial is a brief description of the workbench, toolbars, and commands to be used and focused on within the tutorial. This book is not meant to be strictly a reference book. It is meant to enable the reader to get right into CATIA and start drawing. You will learn by doing. The author directs the reader to CATIA''s Companion for in depth reference material and a more detailed description of the commands.

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Book SynopsisConceptual Dynamics is an innovative textbook designed to provide students with a solid understanding of the underlying concepts required to master complex dynamics problems. This textbook uses a variety of problem types including, conceptual, traditional dynamics, computer based and design problems. Use of these diverse problems strengthens students understanding of core concepts and encourages them to become more active in the learning process. Conceptual Dynamics has an extensive companion website (ConceptualDynamics.com) containing interactive quizzes and animations for students. At a net price of only $55 Conceptual Dynamics is the most affordable dynamics textbook available.Throughout this book, sets of âœconceptualâ problems are included that are meant to test the understanding of fundamental ideas presented in the text without requiring significant calculation. These problems can be assigned as homework or can be employed in class as exercises that more actively involve the students in lecture. When employed in class, these problems can provide the instructor with real-time feedback on how well the students are grasping the presented material.In order to assist the instructor, PowerPoint lecture slides are provided to accompany the book. Boxes are included throughout the text leaving places where students can record important definitions and the correct responses to the conceptual questions presented within the PowerPoint slides. In this sense, the book is meant to be used as a tool by which students can come to learn and appreciate the subject of dynamics.Students are further encouraged to be active participants in their learning through activities presented at the end of each chapter. These activities can be performed in class involving the students or as demonstrations, or can be assigned to the students to perform outside of class. These activities help the students build physical intuition for the sometimes abstract theoretical concepts presented in the book and in lecture.Along with the standard dynamics problems that are assigned as part of a student's homework, this book also includes computer based and design problems. The computer based problems in this book require the student to derive the equation of motion and to sometimes solve the resulting differential equation. The computer problems range from problems that may be completed using a spreadsheet to problems that require coding or a specialized software package (such as Mathematica, Maple, or MATLAB/Simulink).Design problems are included in each chapter in order to emphasize the importance of the material for students, as well as to get the students to think about real world considerations. The application of the fundamental subject material to various design problems helps students see the material from a different perspective. It will also help them solidify their understanding of the material.This textbook may be used as a standalone text or in conjunction with on-line lectures and effectively assist an instructor in âœinverting the classroomâ.

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Book SynopsisAn Introduction to CATIA V6 Release 2012 is a collection of tutorials meant to familiarize you with CATIA's Mechanical Design and Shape workbenches.

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Book SynopsisEngineering Analysis with SolidWorks Simulation 2014 goes beyond the standard software manual. Its unique approach concurrently introduces you to the SolidWorks Simulation 2014 software and the fundamentals of Finite Element Analysis (FEA) through hands-on exercises. A number of projects are presented using commonly used parts to illustrate the analysis features of SolidWorks Simulation. Each chapter is designed to build on the skills, experiences and understanding gained from the previous chapters.

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Book SynopsisEngineering Graphics Essentials with AutoCAD 2015 Instruction gives students a basic understanding of how to create and read engineering drawings by presenting principles in a logical and easy to understand manner.

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Book SynopsisTutorial Guide to AutoCAD 2015 provides a step-by-step introduction to AutoCAD with commands presented in the context of each tutorial. In fifteen clear and comprehensive chapters, author Shawna Lockhart guides readers through all the important commands and techniques in AutoCAD 2015, from 2D drawing to solid modeling and finally finishing with rendering. In each lesson, the author provides step-by-step instructions with frequent illustrations showing exactly what appears on the AutoCAD screen. Later, individual steps are no longer provided, and readers are asked to apply what they''ve learned by completing sequences on their own. A carefully developed pedagogy reinforces this cumulative-learning approach and supports readers in becoming skilled AutoCAD users. Tutorial Guide to AutoCAD 2015 begins with three Getting Started chapters that include information to get readers of all levels prepared for the tutorials. The author includes tips that offer suggestions and warnings as you progress through the tutorials. Key Terms and Key Commands are listed at the end of each chapter to recap important topics and commands learned in each tutorial. Also, a glossary of terms and Commands Summary list the key commands used in the tutorials. Each chapter concludes with end of chapter problems providing challenges to a range of abilities in mechanical, electrical, and civil engineering as well as architectural problems.

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